This watchdog blog, by journalist Norman Oder, offers analysis, commentary, and reportage about the $4.9B project to build the Barclays Center arena and 15-16 towers at a crucial site in Brooklyn. Dubbed Atlantic Yards by developer Forest City Ratner in 2003, it was rebranded Pacific Park Brooklyn in 2014 after the Chinese government-owned Greenland Group bought a 70% stake going forward. As of 2018, after the arena and four towers were built, Greenland owns 95% of future construction.

Coming this week are efforts by the city Department of Transportation to improve intersections on North Flatbush Avenue just past the Barclays Center on the way to Grand Army Plaza.

This plan, which dates back to 2008, precedes a spring 2014 capital construction project to expand triangles at the intersections. In the interim, residents will get expansions known as neckdowns and, as described by DOT:

Improving intersections to slow down turning vehicles

Painting sidewalk extensions at five Flatbush Avenue intersections including Bergen Street, St. Marks Avenue, Prospect Place, Sterling Place and St. Johns Place

Expanding pedestrian space at the Carlton Avenue/Park Place intersection